Man City out to hand Liverpool reality check
There is a sense of destiny around Liverpool as the final act of Jurgen Klopp’s trophy-laden Anfield reign plays out, but on Sunday the seemingly unstoppable force that is ...
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ECB policymakers line up behind upcoming rate cut
European Central Bank policymakers on Friday lined up in support of an interest rate cut in the coming months as inflation in the eurozone falls faster than they had anticipated.
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Target sees sales recovery in 2024, unveils paid membership tier
Target (TGT.N) on Tuesday reported higher holiday-quarter earnings on a smaller-than-expected sales decline and predicted that annual comparable sales would come in largely above Wall Street expectations, sending its ...
Erdogan offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace summit after meeting Zelenskiy
Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in ...
Shein to face tough EU online content rules as users in region soar
Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein is set to face stricter EU online content rules after reporting a huge number of users, joining a group of companies that includes Meta Platforms META....
US FDA delays Lilly Alzheimer’s drug decision, calls for advisory panel
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed its decision on Eli Lilly’s LLY.N experimental treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease and will hold a meeting of ...
Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break into its systems
Microsoft MSFT.O said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January ...
Verstappen continues perfect start with Jeddah pole
Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen continued his perfect start to the Formula One season with pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday and Ferrari’...
Honduras ex-President Hernandez convicted at US drugs trial
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez was found guilty on Friday of drug trafficking conspiracy by a U.S. jury, cementing the onetime U.S. ally’s fall from grace.
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EU sees maritime aid corridor to Gaza opening this weekend amid famine fears
The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating Western efforts to relieve the ...
U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’
The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at ...
Activist slashes painting of British author of Jewish homeland declaration
A pro-Palestinian activist slashed a painting of the early 20th-century British foreign minister Arthur Balfour at Cambridge University on Friday, saying his 1917 declaration was the reason the Palestinians had lost ...
Thousands of pregnant women at risk in Haiti’s paralyzed capital, UN says
Nearly 3,000 pregnant women in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, risk being cut off from essential healthcare if the current gang war-driven paralysis of the city continues, the United Nations said on ...
US aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given military support for Israel, UN expert says
A U.N. expert on Friday criticised U.S. efforts to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, such as plans for a temporary port and recent air drops, which he said ...
Trump raises concerns about US ban on TikTok
Presidential candidate Donald Trump raised concerns about banning TikTok ahead of a vote next week by the U.S. House of Representatives that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six ...
Ukraine to receive 6 bln euro from EU in next two months, PM says
Ukraine will receive 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) from the European Union via its four-year Ukraine facility in the next two months, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.
The government expects ...
No Women’s Day in Gaza, say mothers of hungry children
–Women’s Day? At a tent in Rafah where Um Zaki said she was boiling porridge on an open flame to stave off the hunger of her six children, the ...
Britain’s top IRA spy probably cost more lives than he saved
The actions of a senior British informer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) codenamed “Stakeknife” probably cost more lives than they saved in Northern Ireland’s sectarian conflict, an independent ...
Some Like It Bot: digital Marilyn Monroe to make debut at tech conference
Are you a fan of Marilyn Monroe and would like to talk to a very realistic digital version of her? That could now be possible.
More than 60 years after her ...
India in box seat after Rohit and Gill hundreds flatten England
Both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill struck their second hundred of the series to fetch India a handy first innings lead on day two of the fifth and final test ...
Olympic opening ceremony to start at 7.30 p.m. local time
The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will start at 7.30 p.m. local time, organisers said on Friday as they gear up for the final straight before the Games.
“We chose that ...
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch engaged for sixth time
Rupert Murdoch, 92, got engaged to his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, a spokesman said, which would mark his fifth trip down the aisle.
The wedding will be held in California, at Murdoch‘...
Sexually transmitted infections surge in Europe
Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhoea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said as it released its ...
Russia’s Medvedev says Biden is a ‘mad’ disgrace to America
Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called Joe Biden a “mad” disgrace to the United States on Friday and said the U.S. president had no right ...